troublemaking

Example Sentences

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The airport has been a target for Russian troublemaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Ms. Cruz-Rivas, 42, moved to Charleston during the coronavirus pandemic, drawn by significantly higher wages and a desire to distance her teenage sons, Jevon and Amon, from troublemaking friends.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

The report causes you to think back to June 22, when Goodell focused on the Washington organization’s transformation as if to say that all of Snyder’s troublemaking was in the past.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

“When my dad thought of this Foundation, it was his vision that it would support good work, inspire good troublemaking and do its part to make the world a better place,” Lewis said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2022

Mama tries to look impressed, but in fact, she’s never liked her troublemaking uncle very much.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez